- CA BWGPL WEG-Mar-OS9440
- 1946
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Ken Hunter, Russ Chard and Walter Horlings breaking new land on the marsh.
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Ken Hunter, Russ Chard and Walter Horlings breaking new land on the marsh.
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Freshly broken marshland in 1946. The break in the tree line is for Highway 400.
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Mechanized harvesting of onions using tractors and pallet boxes.
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An onion topper, the first step in harvest mechanization on the marsh.
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A boat pulling a smaller scow after the Avro Anson plane crash on the marsh. Men in photo are B.B. Dodger, Ben Woodcock, Jack Rodgers and B.B. Collings.
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Looking northwest towards Bradford. Railway bridge on left. B.B. Doger, Bev and Airforce guys loading a 4 wheel drive army truck and camping trailer on scow to haul up to river to plane crash. The dock is where all hay was unloaded. Dodger is leaning on the pick-up. The boat behind the truck belonged to Marv. Shannon (it seated 6 people). He had marina boathouse (his home) off to the right of the truck.
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ACAF Bomber crashed on the marsh in the early 40's. The plane was not badly damaged as it plowed into the muck. B.B. and Dodger Collings were hired to jack it out. They brought it to Bradford on a scow. This is at the dock in Bradford.
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RCAF Bomber crashed on the Marsh in the early 40's. The plane was not badly damaged as it ploughed into the muck. B.B. and Dodger Collings were hired to jack it out. Brought it to Bradford on a scow. This photo is at the dock in Bradford. Tom Collings is sitting on his dads boat.
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Resigning from fight for the Holland Marsh
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Art Janse has been involved in the Holland Marsh all of his life, as a resident, a farmer, a Town employee for 45 years, and drainage superintendent for Bradford West Gwillimbury and King Township. Janse is retiring due to the response from many of the farmers to his ideas for the Holland Marsh Drainage Scheme improvements that would also improve the safety for motorists. The project has a high price tag of bout $17 million but Janse has won the right to assess upland residents a share of the cost, and has made the case for contributions from municipalities, OMAFRA, Transportation, Natural Resources and Environmental Ministries, and Conservation Authorities.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times